# Mini Strawberry Shortcake

A mini strawberry shortcake for one person, made with a fluffy genoise sponge cake, whipped cream, and fresh strawberries.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 8 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 large egg
- 35 g white granulated sugar
- 15 g flavourless oil
- 25 g milk
- 40 g all purpose flour
- 0.5 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 pinch salt
- 0.5 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 115 g whipping cream
- 25 g white granulated sugar
- 0.5 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 10 fresh strawberries
- 1 sprig fresh thyme

## Instructions

1. Whip together the egg and 35g of sugar until fluffy.
2. Sift together the all-purpose flour, cornstarch and a pinch of salt.
3. In a separate bowl, mix together the milk, flavourless oil and vanilla extract.
4. Add a small portion of the batter to the wet ingredients and whisk to combine.
5. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients using a whisk.
6. Pour batter into a prepared 4 inch cake pan, lined with parchment paper.
7. Bake at 350°F/170°C for roughly 40 minutes. Do a toothpick test to ensure it's done.
8. Once the cake is done, run a butter knife along the sides to loosen it and remove from pan.
9. Let cool completely, then level and cut in half.
10. Whip the cream with 25g of sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract until it can hold a peak.
11. Assemble the cake layers with whipped cream and strawberries in between.
12. Frost the outside of the cake with whipped cream and decorate with fresh strawberries and thyme.

## Equipment

- 4x3" Cake Pan
- cake strips
- cake leveler
- offset spatula
- whisk
- electric mixer
- toothpick

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeYvnuFeeEQ&t=325s
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/2a8e42c0-2775-4bb1-a263-c815630fcff2
- Extracted: 2025-03-02

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